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bait and switch
by Tina Barton
hope walks
moving with the masses
on stained sidewalks
leading
to neighborhood shops
like the ones advertised
on billboards promising
"satisfaction guaranteed
or your money back!"
storefronts hawking
justice, equality
love and peace
but
it’s all a ruse
inside the pretty packaging
hope finds a world wasted
sold for a quick buck
for the pleasure
of a few drooling gluttons
predators
who feast on hope’s dreams
leaving her with an empty package
an empty heart
and a black hole
where the sun used to rise
bait and switch
by Tina Barton
hope walks
moving with the masses
on stained sidewalks
leading
to neighborhood shops
like the ones advertised
on billboards promising
"satisfaction guaranteed
or your money back!"
storefronts hawking
justice, equality
love and peace
but
it’s all a ruse
inside the pretty packaging
hope finds a world wasted
sold for a quick buck
for the pleasure
of a few drooling gluttons
predators
who feast on hope’s dreams
leaving her with an empty package
an empty heart
and a black hole
where the sun used to rise
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